The international space station (ISS) is traveling in orbit around our earth at about 217 Miles (350 km) above earth’s surface. That’s equal to about 1,148,294 feet (yes, over 1 MILLION feet) or 350,000 meters above you. Those are some crazy heights! The ISS and other satellite communication devices must be able to cover a ton of earth’s surface from there, right?
Maybe. Maybe not. Let’s explore...
Topics: RF Technology, Space & Satellites, Military & Defense
While looking through the Bliley archives for material to write about for this new installment of Stories From The Bliley Vault, I discovered a very interesting set of two letters— one from a minister in South Africa from 1936 and another from an Army Colonel in 1942.
Topics: crystal oscillators
Intelligence-driven decision-making is at the heart of daily operations and strategic planning for modern militaries and intelligence agencies, and Signals Intelligence (SIGINT) is a big part of what makes it possible. Today we’ll discuss how SIGINT works and why it is so important, especially as it applies to Electronic Warfare applications.
Topics: aerospace, Military & Defense, Defense & PNT
The Cassini Spacecraft, 20, of NASA died on Friday, September the 15th of 2017 while passing through Saturn's fierce atmosphere on the way to it's mysterious surface.
Topics: Space & Satellites
Topics: aerospace, Military & Defense, Defense & PNT
Unmanned vehicles have changed our world over the past 15 years, and continue to do so one battlefield, one site inspection, and one independent film at a time. Science fiction writers, engineers and military thinkers alike had envisioned robotic and autonomous warfighting machines for years, and in the early 21st century, they became a viable and widely used option in warfare. But as they continue to advance and become less expensive, what does future hold for unmanned vehicles?
Topics: aerospace, engineering, crystal oscillators
